Sawyer
Girl name · #291 in 2025 · Distinctive
Sawyer is currently the #291 girl name in the United States — 1,056 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #260, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,705 girls born in 2025 was named Sawyer.
Babies named Sawyer per year. Source: SSA.
The 39-year story
Sawyer first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 10 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 1,428 girls were named Sawyer — good for #218 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sawyer in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sawyer is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Sawyer is most common
Geography matters for names, and Sawyer is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Sawyer is most common in MT (3.5 per 1,000), NH (2.6 per 1,000), NE (2 per 1,000), OR (1.5 per 1,000), SC (1.5 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.8 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Sawyer is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Sawyer
Statistically, parents drawn to Sawyer tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Carter, Winter, River, Wynter, and Saylor.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sawyer | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,056 | #290 |
| 2024 | 1,065 | #297 |
| 2023 | 1,124 | #280 |
| 2022 | 1,260 | #242 |
| 2021 | 1,377 | #216 |
| 2020 | 1,259 | #239 |
| 2019 | 1,292 | #248 |
| 2018 | 1,428 | #218 |
| 2017 | 1,391 | #225 |
| 2016 | 1,283 | #245 |
| 2015 | 1,221 | #260 |
| 2014 | 965 | #344 |
| 2013 | 688 | #446 |
| 2012 | 542 | #549 |
| 2011 | 386 | #716 |
| 2010 | 350 | #786 |
| 2009 | 253 | #1027 |
| 2008 | 175 | #1374 |
| 2007 | 135 | #1645 |
| 2006 | 147 | #1495 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1894 |
| 2004 | 103 | #1835 |
| 2003 | 69 | #2393 |
| 2002 | 64 | #2467 |
| 2001 | 62 | #2487 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sawyer a popular girl name?
Sawyer ranked #291 among girls in 2025 with 1,056 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #260.
When was the name Sawyer most popular?
Sawyer peaked in 2018, when 1,428 American girls received the name (ranked #218 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Sawyer?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,705 newborn American girls was named Sawyer. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.